Maki, JP

Akihiro Maki, Ibaraki JP

Asuka Maki, Kawasaki-Shi JP

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20080233906

FREQUENCY CONVERTER, RADIO RECEIVER - Disclosed is a frequency converter including: a passive type analog multiplier configured to output a multiplication result in a current; a buffer outputting a buffering current by buffering the current of the multiplication result; and a current-voltage converter current-voltage converting the buffering current. Alternately, disclosed is a frequency converter including: a passive type analog multiplier configured to output a multiplication result in a current; a buffer outputting a buffering current by buffering the current of the multiplication result; and an integrator integrating the buffering current to output a voltage.

Ultrasonic Diagnostic Apparatus - There is provided an optical bioinstrumentation device, with which measurement data reflect more correctly the information inside the living body with less noise even the subject moves when the information inside the living body is measured by using the light.

04-02-2009

20090143654

BIOLOGICAL MEASUREMENT SYSTEM - This invention measures cerebral blood volume changes to evaluate, from properties of low-frequency components of such changes and heart rate changes calculated by analysis, a distribution of cerebral blood vessel hardness and its with-time change to thereby estimate and display diseased and dangerous portions based on the evaluation. Briefly, the above-noted object is attainable by a biological measurement system having a cerebral blood volume measurement unit which measures a regional cerebral blood volume of a body under test, an analyzer unit that analyzes a signal measured by the cerebral blood volume measurement unit, an extraction unit for extracting, based on an output of the analysis unit, information concerning a regional cerebral blood vessel state of the test body, and a display unit which displays a measurement result of the cerebral blood volume measurement unit, an analysis result of the analyzer unit or an extraction result of the extraction unit.

06-04-2009

20100243381

OPERATION DEVICE AND ELEVATOR APPARATUS WITH OPERATION DEVICE - In a method of marking pictograms, for reducing the number of erroneous operations, on an operation apparatus conducting mutually different operations such as opening and closing operations, a concretized human pictogram indicating mutually different state changes such as state changes represented by use of a face with opened eyes and a face with closed eyes associated with operation signals assigned to a pair of operation switches and a pictogram in which the human pictogram is combined with an operation pictogram representing a state in which a door concretizing an operation target to operate in response to an operation signal is opened or is being completely closed are respectively attached to the operation switches disposed adjacent to each other.

Hajime Maki, Tsukuba-Shi JP

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20100298114

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS - The invention is for obtaining aluminium titanate-based ceramics having a small BET specific surface area and having, when ground into powder, a small pore volume, by effective utilization of particulate aluminium titanate-based ceramics. A pre-mixture prepared by mixing a particulate aluminium titanate-based ceramics with a titania source and an alumina source and optionally further with a magnesia source and a silica source, or particulates of aluminium titanate-based ceramics is, as such or preferably after shaped, fired as the powder or as the molded body to produce an aluminium titanate-based ceramics.

11-25-2010

20100317508

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE CERAMICS - The invention is to provide a process for producing an aluminium titanate ceramic by firing a pre-mixture of a titania source powder, an alumina source powder and a magnesia source powder, for a short period of time. The production process of the invention comprises mixing a titania source powder and an alumina source powder followed by dry process grinding in the presence of grinding media under a grinding condition of an acceleration of at least 2G to give a pre-mixture, and firing the resulting pre-mixture. The titania source powder and the alumina source powder may be mixed together with a magnesia source powder and a silica source powder. Preferably, a vibration mill is used for the grinding. Grinding the aluminium titanate ceramic produced according to the production process of the invention gives an aluminium titanate ceramic powder.

12-16-2010

20110015058

ELECTRODE CATALYST AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE ELECTRODE CATALYST - Disclosed are an electrode catalyst and a method for producing an electrode catalyst. The electrode catalyst is composed of: a metal compound comprising one or more metal elements selected from the group consisting of Groups 4A and 5A, and an oxygen atom; and a carbonaceous material covering at least part of the compound, wherein the electrode catalyst has a BET specific surface area of not less than 15 m

01-20-2011

20110124484

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS - The invention is to provide a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramic such as aluminum titanate or aluminum magnesium titanate having excellent thermal decomposition resistance and having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramic, comprising firing a starting material mixture containing a titanium source compound, an aluminum source compound and preferably a magnesium source compound, and a glass frit having a deformation point of 700° C. or more and/or a viscosity at 900° C. of 1.0×10

05-26-2011

20110156323

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS - The invention provides a process for producing a shaped body of aluminum titanate-based ceramic such as aluminum titanate or aluminum magnesium titanate having smaller shrinkage ratio relative to a shaped body of a starting material mixture, and having a smaller coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramic, comprising firing a starting material mixture containing a titanium source material and an aluminum source material, wherein the BET specific surface area of the aluminum source material is 0.1 m

06-30-2011

20110248106

PROCESS FOR PRODUCING ALUMINUM TITANATE-BASED CERAMICS - The invention is to provide a novel process for producing aluminum titanate-based ceramics having a low coefficient of thermal expansion. The invention is a process for producing an aluminum titanate-based ceramic comprising firing a starting material mixture containing a titanium source powder, an aluminum source powder and a silicon source powder, wherein the particle diameter corresponding to a cumulative percentage of 50% (D50) on a volume basis of the silicon source powder is not greater than 5 μm. The invention includes the process wherein the starting material mixture further contains a magnesium source powder.

METHOD FOR PRODUCING ELECTRODE CATALYST - A method for producing an electrode catalyst, comprising a step of calcining a precursor of the electrode catalyst under conditions under which a second material defined below can change into a carbonaceous material, the precursor having been obtained by continuously hydrothermally reacting a mixture containing a first material defined below and the second material defined below in the presence of supercritical or subcritical water, wherein

04-19-2012

20130192985

ELECTRODE CATALYST - An electrode catalyst, including: a metal compound which contains an oxygen atom and at least one metal element selected from a group consisting of Group 4 elements and Group 5 elements in the long-form periodic table, and a carbonaceous material which covers at least part of the metal compound; wherein an oxygen deficiency index, which is represented as an inverse number of a peak value of a first nearest neighbor element in a radial distribution function obtained by Fourier-transforming an EXAFS oscillation in EXAFS measurement of the metal element, is 0.125 to 0.170; and a crystallinity index, which is represented as a peak value of a second nearest neighbor element in the radial distribution function, is 4.5 to 8.0.

Hideaki Maki, Kagawa JP

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20100324519

DISPOSABLE DIAPER - The present invention provides a disposable diaper improved so as to prevent body waste from leaking sideways without sacrificing a bodily fluid absorbing capacity of a liquid-absorbent structure and to assure a high retention for urine and discharged feces.

12-23-2010

20110022019

DISPOSABLE DIAPER - The present invention provides a disposable diaper improved so as to prevent body waste from leaking sideways without sacrificing a bodily fluid absorbing capacity of a liquid-absorbent structure and to assure appropriate fitness to the wearer's body.

01-27-2011

Hideaki Maki, Kanagawa JP

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20110213167

PALM OIL, DEODORIZED DISTILLATES AND MANUFACTURING METHODS THEREFOR - A palm oil of superior chromaticity and flavor and a manufacturing method therefor with which palm oil can be obtained with good yield even if a chemical refining method of alkaline deacidification is performed. Also a palm oil manufacturing method with which deodorized distillates wherein useful components have been highly concentrated can be obtained, the deodorized distillates and a manufacturing method therefor. Refined palm oil and deodorized distillates as by-product are manufactured with a manufacturing process flow including a process wherein the palm starting material is steamed within 24 hours of harvesting and then pressed to obtain crude palm oil, a subsequent refining process wherein the crude palm oil undergoes alkaline deacidification to obtain the alkaline deacidified palm oil, and a deodorizing process.

09-01-2011

Hideaki Maki, Aichi JP

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20110178436

MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE - There is provided a medical guidewire which reduces the resistance with a curved guiding catheter, and has improved durability that can keep the resistance reduced for a long time. A core shaft of the medical guidewire has a second cylindrical part, with a smaller diameter than that of a coiled body, on a proximal end side of the coiled body. This second cylindrical part is coated with a hydrophilic material. Further, the hydrophilic material coated on the second cylindrical part has a larger thickness than a hydrophilic material coated on the coiled body.

07-21-2011

20110178504

MEDICAL GUIDEWIRE - There is provided a medical guidewire, which is capable of reducing the sliding resistance generated in the case of pulling the medical guidewire inside a catheter, a tubular organ or an intracorporeal tissue, and thus has favorable manipulability for a physician who performs an operation. An area between a proximal end portion of a coiled body and a core shaft is formed in streamlined shape. It is thus possible to reduce the sliding resistance generated in the case of pulling the medical guidewire inside the catheter, the tubular organ or the intracorporeal tissue. Hence it is possible to provide the medical guidewire with favorable manipulability for the physician who performs the operation. It is to be noted that the streamlined shape is preferably formed by use of a brazing material that joins the proximal end portion of the coiled body with the core shaft.

07-21-2011

Hideki Maki, Okayama-Ken JP

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20090018252

AQUEOUS EMULSION AND COATING - [Object] To provide an aqueous emulsion which is excellent in mechanical stability and pigment compatibility and further is excellent in film transparency and solvent resistance, and a coating by the use thereof.

01-15-2009

20090118416

AQUEOUS LIQUID DISPERSION, METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, COMPOSITION, ADHESIVE, AND COATING MATERIAL - Provided is an aqueous liquid dispersion having excellent water resistance and shelf viscosity stability, wherein (A) polymer particles mainly composed of at least one monomer unit selected from ethylenically unsaturated monomers and diene unsaturated monomers while containing 0.1-10% by weight of at least one crosslinkable unsaturated monomer unit selected from carboxyl group-containing unsaturated monomers, N-methylol (meth)acrylamide, N-butoxymethyl (meth)acrylamide, diacetone acrylamide and acetoacetoxyethyl (meth)acrylate; (B) a vinyl alcohol polymer containing 1-10% by mole of an ethylene unit and (C) a carboxyl group-containing vinyl alcohol polymer, or (E) a vinyl alcohol copolymer containing 1-10% by mole of an ethylene unit and 0.1-10% by mole of a carboxyl group-containing monomer unit; and (D) a crosslinking agent are contained at a certain solid content weight ratio. Also provided are a method for producing such an aqueous liquid dispersion, a composition, an adhesive and a coating material.

05-07-2009

Hideki Maki, Kanagawa JP

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20100272857

TEA EXTRACT, TEA BEVERAGE, AND METHOD OF MAKING THE SAME - A tea extract and a method of making the tea extract are provided which tea extract contains high concentration of flavor/mellow taste components with reduced amounts of bitter/astringent components. Also a bottled tea beverage is provided which beverage exhibits profound flavor with reduced astringent taste. Enzyme extraction of tea leaves after catechins are removed from the tea leaves enables a tea extract to contain high concentration of flavor/mellow taste components with reduced amounts of bitter/astringent components.

10-28-2010

20110014347

CEREAL TEA DRINK - The present invention relates to a starch-containing tea beverage. More specifically, the present invention relates to a cereal tea beverage containing starch at a content of 0.009% by weight or more, which has an appropriate roasted aroma and mildness peculiar to cereal tea, relieves the pasty texture originating from the starch, and thereby has an improved taste and flavor, as a result of addition of ultrafine ground tea leaves having an average particle size of 1 μm or less. The present invention also relates to a process for producing such a cereal tea beverage, and a method for improving the taste and flavor of such a cereal tea beverage.

01-20-2011

20110104358

TASTE-IMPROVING AGENTS AND TEA DRINKS CONTAINING THEREOF - The present invention provides an agent for improving taste of tea drinks, comprising at least one glyceroglycolipid, preferably monogalactosyl diacylglycerol or digalactosyl diacylglycerol, as an active ingredient. The agent of the present invention is for use to enhance kokumi, to mask astringent taste, and to prevent precipitates. The agent of the present invention is effective especially in improving tea drinks containing ground tea leaves. The present invention also provides a method for producing tea drinks containing ground tea leaves and at least 1.0 μg/ml of glyceroglycolipids and having an absorbency of 0.25 or below at 680 nm, and tea drinks containing glyceroglycolipid, which method comprises grinding tea leaves into an average particle size of 1-100 μm (preferably 1-50 μm, more preferably 1-20 μm), and mixing the resulting ground tea leaves with neutral (pH 5-7, preferably 5.5-7, especially preferably 6-7) water to elute the glyceroglycolipids into the water.

05-05-2011

20130209651

Taste-Improving Agents and Tea Drinks Containing Thereof - The present invention provides an agent for improving taste of tea drinks, comprising at least one glyceroglycolipid, preferably monogalactosyl diacylglycerol or digalactosyl diacylglycerol, as an active ingredient. The agent of the present invention is for use to enhance kokumi, to mask astringent taste, and to prevent precipitates. The agent of the present invention is effective especially in improving tea drinks containing ground tea leaves. The present invention also provides a method for producing tea drinks containing ground tea leaves and at least 1.0 μg/ml of glyceroglycolipids and having an absorbency of 0.25 or below at 680 nm, and tea drinks containing glyceroglycolipid, which method comprises grinding tea leaves into an average particle size of 1-100 μm (preferably 1-50 μm, more preferably 1-20 μm), and mixing the resulting ground tea leaves with neutral (pH 5-7, preferably 5.5-7, especially preferably 6-7) water to elute the glyceroglycolipids into the water.

08-15-2013

Patent applications by Hideki Maki, Kanagawa JP

Hidetaka Maki, Saitama JP

Hidetaka Maki, Wako-Shi JP

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20090087364

EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine is provided with a NOx removing device and a particulate filter in an exhaust system. A temperature of the exhaust system is detected. A switching control is performed for alternately performing a process for removing sulfur oxide accumulated in said NOx removing device and a regeneration process for burning particulates trapped in said particulate filter, when it is determined to be necessary to perform at least one of the removal of the sulfur oxide in said NOx removing device and the regeneration of the particulate filter. The switching control is performed according to the detected exhaust system temperature.

04-02-2009

20090211235

EXHAUST GAS PURIFYING APPARATUS FOR INTERNAL COMBUSTION ENGINE - An exhaust gas purifying apparatus for an internal combustion engine having a particulate filter provided in an exhaust system of the engine. Regeneration control is performed of burning particulates accumulated in the particulate filter. An oxygen concentration in exhaust gases flowing into the particulate filter is detected, and a flow rate of oxygen flowing into the particulate filter is calculated according to the detected oxygen concentration. An inflowing oxygen amount is calculated by integrating the oxygen flow rate when performing regeneration control. It is determined that an abnormality has occurred if the inflowing oxygen amount at a time when regeneration control ends is equal to or less than a predetermined amount.

08-27-2009

20130184943

FAILURE DETERMINATION DEVICE FOR SHUTTER DEVICE OF VEHICLE - A failure determination device capable of performing failure determination for a shutter device of a vehicle with accuracy in a short time period. In an engine room of a vehicle, a condenser for a refrigeration cycle for an aircon is provided and at a front grille of the vehicle, a grille shutter device is provided for introducing ambient air for cooling the condenser into the engine room by opening a grille shutter. According to the failure determination device of the shutter device, a pressure of the refrigerant discharged from the condenser is detected as a refrigerant pressure. A failure of the grille shutter device is determined based on the refrigerant pressure, which changes at a large rate according to the opening/closing of the grille shutter, enabling failure determination with accuracy in a short time period.

07-18-2013

Patent applications by Hidetaka Maki, Wako-Shi JP

Hidetaka Maki, Saitama-Ken JP

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20100031634

DETERIORATION DETERMINATION DEVICE AND METHOD FOR EXHAUST EMISSION REDUCTION DEVICE, AND ENGINE CONTROL UNIT - A deterioration determination device for an exhaust emission reduction device which is capable of accurately and rapidly determining deterioration of a NOx purifying catalyst. The deterioration determination device for the exhaust emission reduction device for determining deterioration of the NOx purifying catalyst includes an ECU. The ECU executes high NOx concentration control in deterioration determination, calculates a NOx supply amount based on upstream NOx concentration detected during execution of the high NOx concentration control, calculates a NOx slip amount based on downstream NOx concentration detected during execution of the high NOx concentration control, and determines the NOx purifying catalyst to be deteriorated when the condition of the NOx slip amount >a reference value is satisfied, in a case where the NOx supply amount> a reference value holds.

02-11-2010

Hideyuki Maki, Kamakura JP

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20100262281

RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS METHOD, RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS PROGRAM, AND RELATIONSHIP ANALYSIS APPARATUS - To obtain a high accuracy marketing analysis result, while reducing an effect of a low accuracy visual line detection processing, a storage unit of a visual line analysis apparatus stores therein, for each commodity, a basic zone including the commodity and an extended zone at least a portion of which, is overlapped with the basic zone. The basic zone and the extended zone are stored in association with each other. An attention degree calculation part of the visual line analysis apparatus compares positional information on a visual line data detected by the visual line detection part and positional information on each zone defined in a zone definition data to calculate an attention degree for each zone, aggregates attention degrees in each zone for each commodity corresponding to the each zone, calculates an attention degree data for each commodity, and stores the calculated data in the storage unit.

10-14-2010

Hisao Maki, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20100118935

CODING METHOD FOR MOTION-IMAGE DATA, DECODING METHOD, TERMINAL EQUIPMENT EXECUTING THESE, AND TWO-WAY INTERACTIVE SYSTEM - This invention relates to a coding method for motion-image data and others effective in a special interactive environment for transmitting motion-image data with information concentrated on only a partial region of a display image as in a two-way interactive system implementing real-time two-way interaction. The coding method involves dividing an image frame forming motion-image data into a plurality of rectangular regions, and grouping each of these rectangular regions into a preset ROI and a non-ROI. These rectangular regions are sequentially compressed so that a code length of a rectangular region grouped into the ROI is larger than a code length of a rectangular region grouped into the non-ROI, thereby generating coded data of each image frame.

05-13-2010

Patent applications by Hisao Maki, Yokohama-Shi JP

Junnosuke Maki, Koshi-Shi JP

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20120099951

INSPECTION DEVICE, INSPECTION METHOD AND NON-TRANSITORY STORAGE MEDIUM FOR INSPECTING DEFORMATION OF SUBSTRATE HOLDING MEMBER, AND SUBSTRATE PROCESSING SYSTEM INCLUDING THE INSPECTION DEVICE - Disclosed is an inspection device for inspecting deformation of a substrate holding -member of a substrate transport apparatus. The substrate holding member is moved in the forward-and-backward direction relative to the transport base to pass across a light path of the detection light formed by an optical detection unit. The position, with respect to a direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, of the substrate holding member is detected based on a detection signal of the optical detection unit. Based on a correlation data expressing the relationship between a first parameter indicative of a change of a position of the substrate holding member with respect to the forward-and-backward direction and a second parameter indicative of the change of the position of the substrate holding member with respect to the direction transverse to the forward-and-backward direction, whether or not deformation occurs in the substrate holding member is judged.

04-26-2012

Katsuhiko Maki, Chino JP

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20110156205

INTEGRATED CIRCUIT DEVICE AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT - An integrated circuit device includes a receiving circuit, a transmission circuit, and common pads common to the receiving circuit and the transmission circuit, which are disposed in such a way that the distance between the receiving circuit and the common pad, and the distance between the transmission circuit and the common pad become shorter, respectively.

06-30-2011

20140305185

DETECTION DEVICE, SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection device includes a driving circuit and a detection circuit. The detection circuit includes first and second electric charge-voltage conversion circuits to which first and second detection signals are input, first and second gain adjustment amplifiers that amplify output signals of the circuits, a switching mixer that has first and second input nodes to which the output signals of the first and second gain adjustment amplifiers are input, and performs differential synchronous detection thereon on the basis of a synchronization signal from the driving circuit, so as to output first and second output signals to first and second output nodes, first and second filters that receive the first and second output signals from the first and second output nodes of the switching mixer, and an A/D conversion circuit that receives output signals from the first and second filters so as to perform differential A/D conversion thereon.

10-16-2014

20140305206

DETECTION DEVICE, SENSOR, ELECTRONIC APPARATUS, AND MOVING OBJECT - A detection device includes a driving circuit that drives a vibrator, and a detection circuit that receives a detection signal from the vibrator and performs a detection process of detecting a physical quantity signal corresponding to a physical quantity from the detection signal. The driving circuit performs intermittent driving in which the vibrator is driven in a driving period, and is not driven in a non-driving period, and the detection circuit performs the detection process of the physical quantity signal in the non-driving period of the intermittent driving.

10-16-2014

Kazuhiko Maki, Hayami-Gun JP

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20090302898

MULTICHANNEL DRIVE CIRCUIT - The invention provides a multichannel drive circuit by which, even when there occurs a variation between channels in circuit characteristics of each channel including current source due to the semiconductor manufacturing process and the like, loads of each channel constituting a load array can be driven under conditions uniform between all the channels. The invention includes; an interchannel common connection line (

12-10-2009

Kazuhiro Maki, Kanagawa-Ken JP

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20080202479

Multipurpose engine equipped with a canister - The present invention relates to a multipurpose engine including a canister that adsorbs evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank as well as desorbs a desorbs the fuel so that the fuel can be led to an air suction system of the engine. A multipurpose engine, comprising: a charge line leading an evaporated fuel generated in a fuel tank to a canister whereby the evaporated fuel is adsorbed; and a purge duct line that leads the evaporated fuel desorbed in the canister to an air suction system of the engine; wherein, the fuel tank is structurally sealed, has no vent to the atmosphere, is provide with a fuel supply opening compatible with a cap assembly of a sealed structure and is provided with a rollover valve on a surface of the fuel tank; wherein, the fuel supply opening and the cap assembly form no vent except when the engine is refueled; and further wherein, the charge line leading the evaporated fuel is gas-tightly connected to a discharge port of the rollover valve

Kazunari Maki, Saitama-Shi JP

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20110192719

SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING THIN FILM TRANSISTOR WIRING FILM - This sputtering target for forming a thin film transistor wiring film has a composition including 0.1 at % to 5 at % of Mg, 0.1 at % to 10 at % of Ca, and the remainder being Cu and inevitable impurities. Either one or both of Mn and Al may further be included at a total amount in a range of 0.1 at % to 10 at %. 0.001 at % to 0.1 at % of P may further be included.

08-11-2011

20110281134

SPUTTERING TARGET FOR FORMING WIRING FILM OF FLAT PANEL DISPLAY - A copper alloy wiring film of a flat panel display of the present invention and a sputtering target for forming the same have a composition including Mg: 0.1 to 5 atom %; either one or both of Mn and Al: 0.1 to 11 atom % in total; and Cu and inevitable impurities as the balance, and if necessary, may be further including P: 0.001 to 0.1 atom %.

11-17-2011

20110309444

THIN FILM TRANSISTOR HAVING A BARRIER LAYER AS A CONSTITUTING LAYER AND Cu-ALLOY SPUTTERING TARGET USED FOR SPUTTER FILM FORMATION OF THE BARRIER LAYER - This Cu alloy sputtering target includes, in terms of atomic percent: Al: 1% to 10%; and Ca: 0.1% to 2%, with the balance being Cu and 1% or less of inevitable impurities. This thin film transistor includes: a gate electrode layer joined to the surface of a glass substrate through an adhesion layer; a gate insulating layer; a Si semiconductor layer; an n-type Si semiconductor layer; a barrier layer; a wire layer composed of a drain electrode layer and a source electrode layer, both of which are mutually divided; a passivation layer; and a transparent electrode layer, wherein the barrier layer is formed by sputtering under an oxidizing atmosphere using the Cu alloy sputtering target.

12-22-2011

20120068265

WIRING LAYER STRUCTURE AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURE THEREOF - This wiring layer structure includes: an underlying substrate of a semiconductor substrate or a glass substrate; an oxygen-containing Cu layer or an oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer which is formed on the underlying substrate; an oxide layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxygen-containing Cu layer or the oxygen-containing Cu alloy layer; and a Cu alloy layer containing at least one of Al, Zr, and Ti which is formed on the oxide layer.

03-22-2012

20120294754

COPPER ALLOY WITH HIGH STRENGTH AND HIGH ELECTRICAL CONDUCTIVITY - This copper alloy with high strength and high electrical conductivity includes: Mg: more than 1.0% by mass to less than 4% by mass; and Sn: more than 0.1% by mass to less than 5% by mass, with a remainder including Cu and inevitable impurities, wherein a mass ratio Mg/Sn of a content of Mg to a content of Sn is in a range of 0.4 or more. This copper alloy with high strength and high electrical conductivity may further include Ni: more than 0.1% by mass to less than 7% by mass.

COPPER ALLOY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, METHOD OF PRODUCING COPPER ALLOY FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE, AND COPPER ALLOY ROLLED MATERIAL FOR ELECTRONIC DEVICE - A copper alloy for an electric device contains Mg in a range of 1.3 atomic % or more and less than 2.6 atomic %, Al in a range of 6.7 atomic % or more and 20 atomic % or less, and the balance substantially consisting of Cu and unavoidable impurities. A method of producing a copper alloy includes: performing heating of a copper material to a temperature of not lower than 500° C. and not higher than 1000° C.; performing quenching to cool the heated copper material to 200° C. or lower with a cooling rate of 200° C./min or more; and performing working of the cooled copper material, wherein the copper material is composed of a copper alloy containing Mg in a range of 1.3 atomic % or more and less than 2.6 atomic %, Al in a range of 6.7 atomic % or more and 20 atomic % or less.

POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE, POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE WITH HEAT SINK, POWER MODULE, AND METHOD OF MANUFACTURING POWER MODULE SUBSTRATE - A power module substrate includes an insulating substrate, and a circuit layer that is formed on one surface of the insulating substrate. The circuit layer is formed by bonding a first copper plate onto one surface of the insulating substrate. Prior to bonding, the first copper plate has a composition containing at least either a total of 1 to 100 mol ppm of one or more kinds among an alkaline-earth element, a transition metal element, and a rare-earth element, or 100 to 1000 mol ppm of boron, the remainder being copper and unavoidable impurities.

COPPER ALLOY AND COPPER ALLOY FORMING MATERIAL - Copper alloys according to first to third aspects contain Mg at a content of 3.3% by atom to 6.9% by atom, with the balance substantially being Cu and unavoidable impurities, wherein an oxygen content is in a range of 500 ppm by atom or less, and either one or both of the following conditions (a) and (b) are satisfied: (a) when a Mg content is set to X % by atom, an electrical conductivity σ (% IACS) satisfies the following Expression (1), σ≦{1.7241/(−0.0347×X

10-02-2014

Patent applications by Kazunari Maki, Saitama-Shi JP

Kazuya Maki, Aichi-Ken JP

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20100036577

BRAKING APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING BRAKING APPARATUS - A braking apparatus includes a hydraulic brake device that generates pressure braking-force by wheel cylinder pressure, the hydraulic brake device including a master cylinder for exerting a master cylinder pressure on a brake oil according to a manipulation force generated by the manipulation of a brake pedal by a driver, a brake booster for assisting the manipulation force by a negative pressure generated by an internal combustion engine, and a negative pressure sensor for detecting the negative pressure of the brake booster, and a regenerative braking device for generating a regenerative braking-force by performing regenerative braking. The regenerative braking device generates a regenerative braking when the detected negative pressure is lower than a reference negative pressure to be greater than when the detected negative pressure is the reference negative pressure. The uncomfortable feeling felt by the driver in manipulating the brake is suppressed, and the fuel consumption is enhanced.

02-11-2010

20100222978

BRAKING APPARATUS - A pressure braking unit including an operating pressure applying unit that applies an operating pressure to a working fluid according to operation of an operating member; a pressurizing unit that applies a pressurized pressure to the working fluid; a braking force generating unit that generates pressure braking force on wheels by a total pressure of the operating pressure and the pressurized pressure; a regenerative braking unit that generates regenerative braking force on the wheels; and a controlling unit that executes switching control to switch the regenerative braking force to the pressure braking force according to the pressurized pressure, and by prohibiting increase in the pressurized pressure by the pressurizing unit, it is possible to inhibit braking operation feeling from deteriorating while ensuring the braking force.

09-02-2010

20110031804

BRAKING SYSTEM - A braking system includes: a first connecting line (L

02-10-2011

Kazuya Maki, Nagoya-Shi JP

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20080255732

BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A braking control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses for applying a braking torque to wheels, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating a hydraulic pressure, a vacuum booster generating an assist force for assisting a breaking operation, a first hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating an assist hydraulic pressure that is added to the hydraulic pressure, a detecting portion for detecting a braking operation variable, a target value determining portion for determining a first assist hydraulic pressure target value and a second assist hydraulic pressure target value to be both greater than zero over a range where the braking operation variable is greater than a predetermined value at which the assist force by the vacuum booster is started, and a pressure regulating portion for regulating the assist hydraulic pressure to mach the assist hydraulic pressure target value.

10-16-2008

20100089709

VEHICLE BRAKE CONTROL APPARATUS - A vehicle brake control apparatus is provided with a master cylinder capable of outputting master cylinder pressure, which is pressure of operating fluid generated by operation of a brake pedal, and hydraulic pumps capable of outputting pressurized pressure generated by pressurizing the operating fluid as braking force, wherein a brake ECU is configured to detect driver's requested braking force based on the master cylinder pressure to drive-control the hydraulic pumps based on the requested braking force, and when the hydraulic pumps outputs the braking force, the brake ECU changes the requested braking force according to a pedal stroke of the brake pedal at the time of the detection of the requested braking force, thereby enabling high-precision braking force control by setting optimal requested braking force always according to intension of a driver irrespective of a driving condition of the vehicle to improve drivability.

04-15-2010

20110198165

BRAKING CONTROL APPARATUS FOR VEHICLE - A braking control apparatus for a vehicle includes four wheel braking apparatuses for applying a braking torque to wheels, a first hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating a hydraulic pressure, a vacuum booster generating an assist force for assisting a breaking operation, a first hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic circuit, a second hydraulic pressure generating apparatus generating an assist hydraulic pressure that is added to the hydraulic pressure, a detecting portion for detecting a braking operation variable, a target value determining portion for determining a first assist hydraulic pressure target value and a second assist hydraulic pressure target value to be both greater than zero over a range where the braking operation variable is greater than a predetermined value at which the assist force by the vacuum booster is started, and a pressure regulating portion for regulating the assist hydraulic pressure to mach the assist hydraulic pressure target value.

08-18-2011

20130020858

VEHICLE BRAKE DEVICE - In a vehicle brake device, a port is provided at a hydraulic chamber of a master cylinder and communicates with a reservoir tank. A piston movable in the hydraulic chamber for closing the port is provided with at least one piston-side port that faces on the port when at a first position. When a brake pedal is stepped on from a retracted state to move the piston from the first position to a second position spaced from the first position by a predetermined distance, the hydraulic chamber is blocked from the communication with the reservoir tank. The at least one piston-side port is provided therein with an orifice, so that the hydraulic pressure in the hydraulic chamber is raised at the time of a quick stepping of the brake pedal but is allowed to flow to the reservoir tank without being raised at the time of a non-quick stepping.

01-24-2013

20130167716

MASTER CYLINDER DEVICE - A master cylinder device including: a housing whose front side is closed and which has a separation wall for separating the inside of the housing into a front side chamber and a rear side chamber; a pressurizing piston disposed in the front side chamber so as to define a pressurizing chamber for pressurizing the brake fluid and an input chamber into which a brake fluid from a high pressure source is introduced; an input piston disposed in the rear side chamber and moving forward by an operation force; and a transmission rod which is through the separation wall, whose proximal end portion is fixed in one of the pressurizing and input pistons, and whose distal end portion is apart from the other of the pressurizing and input pistons in a state of no forward movement.

07-04-2013

Patent applications by Kazuya Maki, Nagoya-Shi JP

Keigo Maki, Nagano JP

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20080316721

ELECTRODE STRUCTURE BODY AND METHOD OF FORMING THE SAME, ELECTRONIC COMPONENT, AND MOUNTING SUBSTRATE - An electrode structure body of the present invention is composed of a metal electrode, and a solder alloy layer (a tin/nickel alloy layer) formed on a surface of the metal electrode. The solder alloy layer is obtained by reflow-heating the solder layer formed on the metal electrode and then removing the solder layer. This electrode structure body can be applied to an external connection electrode of an electronic component or a mounting substrate.

12-25-2008

20110136270

METHOD FOR MANUFACTURING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A method for manufacturing a semiconductor device, the semiconductor device including an integrated circuit having plural connection terminals arranged on a predetermined local region of the integrated circuit, plural metal bumps, and a wiring layer connected to at least a portion of the connection terminals via the plural metal bumps, the method includes the steps of a) measuring an impedance value of the predetermined local region of the integrated circuit, b) determining whether the measured impedance value matches a predetermined impedance value, c) determining positions of the plural metal bumps in accordance with the determination result of step b), d) forming the plural metal bumps on the positions determined in step c), and e) forming the wiring layer on the plural metal bumps.

06-09-2011

Keigo Maki, Ichikawa-Shi JP

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20100002354

ELECTROSTATIC CHUCK DEVICE - An electrostatic chuck device which enables to perform a plasma process having high in-plane uniformity to a plane-like sample by improving the in-plane uniformity of the electric field intensity in a plasma when applied to a plasma processing apparatus. Specifically disclosed is an electrostatic chuck device (

01-07-2010

Kenichi Maki, Ibaraki-Shi JP

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20090014790

SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE AND METHOD OF FABRICATING SEMICONDUCTOR DEVICE - A semiconductor device includes a gate electrode formed through an insulating film in a groove having a first side surface adjacent to a source region and a base region, and a second conductive type first impurity region formed adjacent to a second side surface of the groove between the groove and a lead-out portion of a drain region existing below the base region so as to extend downward beyond a lower end of the groove.

Koichiro Maki, Chiba JP

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20090237771

FARADAY ROTATOR - A Faraday rotator having a magnet member constituted of a first magnet standing magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis and taken toward the optical axis, a second magnet standing magnetized in the direction perpendicular to the optical axis and taken against the optical axis, and a third magnet disposed between these magnets and standing magnetized in the direction parallel to the optical axis and taken toward the first magnet from the second magnet. A through-hole (hollow spaces) inside which a Faraday element is disposed, is provided through the center of these magnets and, where the length of the first magnet and that of the second magnet in the optical-axis direction are both represented by L

09-24-2009

Kunio Maki, Chiba JP

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20090067766

Sliding Bearing - A sliding bearing comprises a shaft hole for rotatably supporting a shaft that is inserted thereinto, an inner circumferential surface on which the shaft slides, and plural linearly oblique grooves. The grooves extend in a direction crossing a circumferential direction of the sliding bearing and are formed on the inner circumferential surface at intervals, and the grooves are provided with a lubricant. The oblique grooves have an oblique angle in a range of 10° to 60° with respect to a direction perpendicular to the circumferential direction and have a width B in a range of 0.5 to 5 mm in the circumferential direction. The adjacent grooves have a land with a surface as a sliding surface therebetween, and the sliding surface has a width A in a range of 1 to 7 mm in the circumferential direction. A ratio A/B of the width A of the sliding surface of the land to the width B of the groove is in a range of 0.5 to 5.0.

03-12-2009

Kunio Maki, Kariya-Shi JP

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20090292427

LOAD WEIGHT MEASURING DEVICE FOR A MULTI-STAGE MAST FORKLIFT TRUCK - A load weight measuring device for a multi-stage mast forklift truck has a mast assembly, an oil passage, a flow regulator valve, a pressure sensor, a detecting device, a memory, a selector, and a calculator. The mast assembly has a lift bracket for receiving a load weight, a multi-stage mast unit having masts, and a multi-stage lift cylinder unit having lift cylinders each having an oil chamber for raising the lift bracket along the masts. Hydraulic oil flows in the oil passage. The pressure sensor detects a pressure of hydraulic oil and outputs a pressure signal. The detecting device detects a state which stage of the lift cylinder raises the lift bracket and outputs a detection signal. The memory stores predetermined parameters from which the selector selects the parameter based on the detection signal. The calculator calculates the load weight based on the selected parameter and the pressure signal.

11-26-2009

Masahiro Maki, Mobara-Shi JP

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20110169788

LIQUID CRYSTAL DISPLAY DEVICE - The present invention provides a liquid crystal display device where a common driver circuit formed of only a single channel transistor can be made smaller, wherein the counter electrode driving circuit has M basic circuits that are connected to M counter electrodes (M≧2), the (n−1)th selection scan signal, the nth selection scan signal, an alternating current signal and an inverse alternating current signal are inputted in the nth basic circuit (1≦n≦M), there is a difference in phase between said selection scan signal and said alternating current signal, as well as between said selection scan signal and said inverse alternating current signal, and said nth basic circuit supplies a positive or negative counter voltage to the Nth counter electrode on the basis of said inputted (n−1)th selection scan signal, nth selection scan signal, alternating current signal and inverse alternating current signal.

Masashiro Maki, Mobara JP

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20080297501

ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a dynamic ratioless shift register which is operated in a stable manner and can expand the degree of freedom of design. In the dynamic ratioless shift register which is provided with thin film transistors having semiconductor layers made of p-Si on a substrate surface, a node which becomes the floating state is connected to a fixed potential through a capacitance element.

12-04-2008

20120188219

ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - A display device includes a dynamic ratioless shift register which is operated in a stable manner and can expand the degree of freedom of design. In the dynamic ratioless shift register which is provided with thin film transistors having semiconductor layers made of p-Si on a substrate surface, a node which becomes the floating state is connected to a fixed potential through a capacitance element.

07-26-2012

20130162623

ACTIVE MATRIX DISPLAY DEVICE - A driving circuit for driving a display panel includes a dynamic ratioless shift register which is operated in a stable manner and can expand the degree of freedom of design. In the dynamic ratioless shift register which is provided with thin film transistors having semiconductor layers made of p-Si on a substrate surface, a node which becomes the floating state is connected to a fixed potential through a capacitance element.

06-27-2013

Patent applications by Masashiro Maki, Mobara JP

Masataka Maki, Wakayama JP

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20090022812

Liquid detergent composition - A liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound for forming hydrogen peroxide in water, (b) a compound selected from boric acid, borax, a boric acid salt in an amount of from 0.05 to 1% by mass as a boron atom, (c) a compound having one or more sites, the site having one hydroxyl group at each of both sides of adjacent carbon atoms, in an amount of from 3 to 35% by mass, (d) a surfactant in an amount of from 4 to 45% by mass, and (e) water, wherein the molar ratio of the component (c)/the component (b) is from 1.5 to 2.7, and wherein the detergent composition has a pH at 20° C. of from 4.6 to 7.0.

01-22-2009

20090249557

Liquid Detergent Composition - The present invention relates to a liquid detergent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide or a compound forming hydrogen peroxide in water, 0.1 to 10 mass % of (b) a bleaching activator, 45 to 80 mass % of (c) a nonionic surfactant, (d) water, (e) at least one or more compounds selected from boric acid, borax and borate, and (f) a polyol compound, said liquid detergent composition having a pH value of 4 to 7 at 20° C.

10-08-2009

20100308260

LIQUID BLEACHING AGENT COMPOSITION - The present invention relates to a liquid bleaching agent composition containing (a) hydrogen peroxide, (b1) a nonionic surfactant, (b2) an anionic surfactant, (c) a bleaching activator, (d) at least one compound selected from boric acid, borax and a borate, and (e) a compound having one or more groups in which a hydroxyl group is present on each of the adjacent carbon atoms to each other, wherein the respective contents of component (b1), component (b2) and the mass ratio of component (b2) to component (b1) are all within a specific range and the composition has pH 2.5-4.5 at 20° C.

12-09-2010

Patent applications by Masataka Maki, Wakayama JP

Naoki Maki, Ibaraki-Ken JP

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20100066299

SUPERCONDUCTIVE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE DRIVE CONTROL SYSTEM AND SUPERCONDUCTIVE ROTATING ELECTRIC MACHINE DRIVE CONTROL METHOD - The present invention provides a superconductive rotating electric machine drive control system that has higher efficiency and is smaller size and lighter in weight than conventional systems, and also provides a superconductive rotating electric machine drive control method to be implemented in the superconductive rotating electric machine drive control system. By the superconductive rotating electric machine drive control system and the superconductive rotating electric machine drive control method in accordance with the present invention, a control operation is performed so that the field current I

03-18-2010

Naoki Maki, Kyoto-Shi JP

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20110222324

CONTROL CIRCUIT, POWER CONDITIONER INCLUDING THE CONTROL CIRCUIT, AND PHOTOVOLTAIC SYSTEM - A power conditioner of a photovoltaic system is configured operate at higher accuracy. A chopper circuit, a capacitor connected in parallel to the chopper circuit, and a control circuit that controls an ON/OFF status of switch elements in the chopper circuit to control charging and discharging of the capacitor are provided. The control circuit includes a measurement control section that measures an inter-end voltage of the capacitor and a control circuit section that performs a predetermined control operation from a measurement output of the measurement circuit section. The measurement circuit section includes a differential amplifier circuit that differentially amplifies the inter-end voltage of the capacitor. The circuit control section calibrates an in-phase component in the output of the differential amplifier circuit as an in-phase error and performs the control from the calibrated output from the differential amplifier circuit.

09-15-2011

Noboru Maki, Saitama JP

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20090017443

Method for Detection of Hepatitus B Virus - To provide a method for detection or quantification of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens in serum and a simple and highly user-friendly method for sample treatment for use in the detection or quantification thereof. The method for treatment of a sample containing hepatitis B virus (HBV) is characterized in that release of HBV antigens and disruption of antibodies that bind to HBV antigens are carried out by treating a sample containing HBV with a treatment agent containing (1) an acidifying agent and (2) a protein denaturant or an amphoteric surfactant or cationic surfactant having an alkyl group and a tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt within a molecule.

01-15-2009

20090170063

Hcv rna having novel sequence - A truncated form hepatitis C virus gene wherein part of the gene region encoding from the core protein to the NS2 protein of hepatitis C virus has been deleted while retaining the translation frame. In particular, the gene according to claim

07-02-2009

20100173298

HCV GENE - The present invention provides a hepatitis C virus gene, a replicon RNA derived from the gene, a replicon-replicating cell into which the replicon RNA is introduced, and a method for screening a drug using the replicon-replicating cell. By introducing a replicon RNA comprising (A) a polynucleotide having the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5; (B) a polynucleotide having the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 7; (C) a polynucleotide coding for a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 6; (D) a polynucleotide coding for a polypeptide having the amino acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 8; or (E) a polynucleotide having a nucleic acid sequence having a homology of not less than 90% with the nucleic acid sequence shown in SEQ ID NO: 5 or SEQ ID NO: 7; or a replicon RNA of the genotype 1b comprising nucleotides coding for the 1804th amino acid leucine and the 1966th amino acid lysine in the amino acid sequence of a hepatitis C virus polyprotein and a polynucleotide coding for an NS4B protein, into a cell, the replicon-replicating cell can be prepared. By using the replicon-replicating cell, the screening for the drug can be carried out.

07-08-2010

20110289610

HCV/GBV-B CHIMERIC VIRUS - An HCV/GBV-B chimeric virus which maintains the replication function of HCV and is capable of infecting tamarin is disclosed in order to construct an HCV animal model which can be used as a development or evaluation system for therapeutic agents for HCV. The HCV/GBV-B chimeric RNA comprises an RNA of hepatitis C virus and an RNA of GB virus-B, wherein the RNA of hepatitis C virus comprises an RNA encoding leucine at the 1804th position and lysine at the 1966th position in the amino acid sequence of the polyprotein of hepatitis C virus.

11-24-2011

Patent applications by Noboru Maki, Saitama JP

Noboru Maki, Wako-Shi JP

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20100285444

HBV precore protein capable of forming particles - There is provided a HBV precore protein having an ability of forming particles, and a means for determining it. A novel HBV precore protein that forms the virus (like) particles of HBV was identified. The present invention provides this novel HBV precore protein. Furthermore, there are provided core-like particles and virus-like particles formed by this HBV precore protein. These virus-like particles can be used for vaccines and therapeutic agents. The present invention also provides a method of determining the HBV precore protein and a method of determining the anti-HBV precore protein antibody.

11-11-2010

20100291546

METHOD FOR DETECTION OF HEPATITIS B VIRUS - To provide a method for detection or quantification of hepatitis B virus (HBV) antigens in serum and a simple and highly user-friendly method for sample treatment for use in the detection or quantification thereof. The method for treatment of a sample containing hepatitis B virus (HBV) is characterized in that release of HBV antigens and disruption of antibodies that bind to HBV antigens are carried out by treating a sample containing HBV with a treatment agent containing (1) an acidifying agent and (2) a protein denaturant or an amphoteric surfactant or cationic surfactant having an alkyl group and a tertiary amine or a quaternary ammonium salt within a molecule.

11-18-2010

20130189779

HEPATITIS C VIRUS GENE - Disclosed are an HCV gene having higher replication efficiency and higher reinfection efficiency than the known HCV gene of genotype 1b, an RNA replicon having this gene, a cell infected with this RNA replicon, which cell allows replication of HCV, and an HCV particle. The hepatitis C virus gene encodes an amino acid sequence wherein the 979th amino acid is threonine; the 1804th amino acid is leucine; and the 1966th amino acid is lysine. An HCV gene which can propagate in vitro and has higher replication efficiency and higher reinfection efficiency than the known HCV gene of genotype 1b was provided.

07-25-2013

Patent applications by Noboru Maki, Wako-Shi JP

Nobuhiro Maki, Sagamihara JP

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20090094255

COMPUTER SYSTEM - In a computer system, to enable a second computer to take over control of copying of data within the computer system, from a first computer that normally controls copying of data.

04-09-2009

20100281226

Address Management Device - Conventionally, when a switch virtualizing a storage (storage virtualization switch) is installed in a computer system including an SAN, a host computer, and a storage device, since a port ID of a virtual storage and a port ID of a storage device assigned to the virtual storage are different, the computer system has to be suspended at the time of installation of the storage virtualization switch. The storage virtualization switch installed in the computer system assigns a port ID to a port of a virtual storage generated by the storage virtualization switch so as to be equivalent to a port ID of an existing storage device and, in the case in which the port ID is designated as an access destination by an access request from one computer to the storage device, sends the access request to the virtual storage.

11-04-2010

20120191659

REMOTE COPYING SYSTEM WITH CONSISTENCY GUARANTEED BETWEEN A PAIR - When plural copy groups including pairs exist, remote copying for pairs belonging to copy groups is suspended selectively on a copy group-to-copy group basis, instead of suspending remote copying in all the copy groups at once. A computer system has a host computer, plural first storage systems comprising plural first logical disks, and plural second storage systems comprising plural second logical disks. A first logical disk and a second logical disk paired with the first logical disk, and each pair belongs to either a first copy group or a second copy group. To selectively suspend remote copying on a copy group-to-copy group basis, one of the copy groups is specified first and then pairs belonging to this copy group are designated. The first storage systems comprising first logical disks of the designated pairs suspend remote copy processing for the designated pairs.

07-26-2012

Patent applications by Nobuhiro Maki, Sagamihara JP

Nobuyuki Maki, Ichihara-Shi JP

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20110034633

Thermoplastic resin composition, process for manufacture and use thereof - A process for manufacturing a thermoplastic resin composition including 73 to 95.5 parts by weight of (A) an ionomer wherein 20 to 90% of carboxyl group of ethylene/(meth)acrylic acid copolymer is neutralized by metal ion; 0.5 to 7 parts by weight of (B) a copolymer of ethylene or α-olefin, containing glycidyl (meth)acrylate or unsaturated glycidyl ether, optionally further containing vinyl ester or unsaturated carboxylic acid ester; and 4 to 20 parts by weight of (C) propylene/α-olefin copolymer, the process including melt-blending the ionomer (A) with melt-blended mixture of (B) the copolymer of ethylene or α-olefin, containing glycidyl (meth)acrylate or glycidyl unsaturated ether, or optionally further containing vinyl ester or unsaturated carboxylic acid ester and (C) the propylene/α-olefin copolymer.

02-10-2011

Norihito Maki, Aichi JP

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20090314870

CARBON FIBER PACKAGE AND PROCESS FOR PRODUCING THE SAME - It is an object of the present invention to provide a package in an optimal form obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers, which has a high wound density and is less apt to become loose, and a method for producing the same. The present invention is a carbon fiber package obtained by winding a carbon fiber bundle having a fineness of 25,000 to 35,000 deniers on a bobbin in a square-end type, wherein the width per unit fineness of the carbon fiber bundle is in the range of 0.30×10

12-24-2009

Shinji Maki, Hachioji-Shi JP

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20100133322

Wire bonding apparatus, record medium storing bonding control program , and bonding method - A wire bonding apparatus including a bonding control section provided with an electrical non-bonding detector, an optical non-bonding detector, and an optical shape detector, which are for detecting non-bonding between a first bonding point and a bonding wire; and when non-bonding is detected by the electrical non-bonding detector and non-bonding bonding is also detected by the optical non-bonding detector, then the tip end of the bonding wire is reformed by, based on the shape of the tip end of the bonding wire detected by the optical shape detector, a ball formation device into a ball of a prescribed shape, and rebonding is performed at the first bonding point.

06-03-2010

20100206849

Wire bonding apparatus, record medium storing bonding control program, and bonding method - A wire bonding apparatus including a bonding control section provided with an electrical non-bonding detector, an optical non-bonding detector, and an optical shape detector, which are for detecting non-bonding between a first bonding point and a bonding wire; and when non-bonding is detected by the electrical non-bonding detector and non-bonding is also detected by the optical non-bonding detector, then the tip end of the bonding wire is reformed by, based on the shape of the tip end of the bonding wire detected by the optical shape detector, a ball formation device into a ball of a prescribed shape, and rebonding is performed at the first bonding point.

08-19-2010

Tadanori Maki, Osaka-Shi JP

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20080220708

Adjustable apparatus for dispensing disc shaped objects - In a device for dispensing disc shaped objects having a rotating member for moving the disc shaped objects in an annular path, a guide module is constructed to support guide elements that extend into the annular path to urge the disc shaped objects towards the exit of the dispenser. The guide module is mounted on the dispenser for movement to enable adjustment of the position of the guide elements within the annular path to accommodate differently sized disc shaped objects.

09-11-2008

Tadashi Maki, Fukuoka JP

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20110163983

TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND PRODUCTION METHOD THEREOF - A touch screen device includes a surface board on which a touch surface is provided. A plurality of first electrodes, extending parallel to each other, are provided on a surface of the surface board opposite to the touch surface. A plurality of second electrodes, extending parallel to each other, are provided such that the first electrodes and the second electrodes are arranged in a grid pattern. First and second protectors respectively protect the first electrodes and the second electrodes. The first protector is provided on a portion of the surface of the surface board on which the first electrodes are provided such that a space is provided between the first electrodes.

07-07-2011

20120162141

TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A touch screen device includes a panel disposed in a front surface of a plasma display panel and having a plurality of transmitting electrodes and receiving electrodes intersecting in a grid pattern; a transmitter that applies a driving signal to the transmitting electrodes; and a receiver receiving a response signal and outputs detection data for each intersection between electrodes, the response signal being output from the receiving electrodes in response to the driving signal applied to the transmitting electrodes. A controller obtains a touch position based on detection data for each intersection, the data being output from the receiver; and a maintenance discharge detector detects a maintenance discharge period of the plasma display panel. The controller, based on a detection result of the maintenance discharge detector, obtains the touch position based on the detection data for each intersection during a period excluding the maintenance discharge period.

06-28-2012

20120262391

TOUCH SCREEN DEVICE AND PLASMA DISPLAY APPARATUS HAVING THE SAME - A touch screen device includes a screen main body comprising a plurality of transmitting electrodes and a plurality of receiving electrodes and disposed in front of a plasma display panel; a transmitter sequentially selecting the transmitting electrodes and applying a drive signal to the selected transmitting electrodes; a receiver sequentially selecting the receiving electrodes, receiving a response signal output from each of the receiving electrodes in response to the drive signal, and outputting detection data at each electrode intersection; a discharge detector detecting discharge of each of the scanning electrodes of the plasma display panel; and a controller that obtains a touch position based on detection data of the discharge detector at each electrode intersection acquired from the response signals from the receiving electrodes positioned distant from the discharging scanning electrodes.

10-18-2012

20130038548

TOUCH SYSTEM - In a touch table system having a touch table apparatus provided with a touch panel main body in a tabletop and a PC connected to the touch table apparatus, the touch table apparatus has a touch position detector detecting a touch position within a touch detection area. A touch position converter converts a coordinate of a touch position into a coordinate of a screen area of the PC, the touch position being obtained in an operation is set for each user within the touch detection area.

02-14-2013

Patent applications by Tadashi Maki, Fukuoka JP

Taisuke Maki, Kyoto JP

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20090028770

METHOD FOR PRODUCING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE AND ADSORBING MATERIAL COMPRISING IRON OXYHYDROXIDE - The present invention provides a method for advantageously producing an iron oxyhydroxide exhibiting excellent capability of adsorbing harmful substances, such as a phosphrous components and endocrine disrupting chemicals, which are contained in industrial wastewater, exhaust gases, etc., and an adsorbent material comprising the iron oxyhydroxide produced by the method as a main component. Specifically, the present invention provides an adsorbent material produced by a method comprising the steps of:

01-29-2009

Takamasa Maki, Osaka-Shi JP

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20100092592

TRANSFER BOARD - A transfer board for transferring a columnar primary compression molded product whose two bottom faces may be bulged and which is supplied continuously one by one due to its own weight since the products continue vertically in a shooter into a mortar of a secondary tablet compression machine, for example, rotary tablet compression machine, in a state where the columnar direction is substantially horizontal, having at least an inclined portion having a plane-state inclined face, an input portion adjacent thereto, a portion for limiting drop of primary compression molded product, and a bottom plate provided at a lower part of the input portion, the inclined face being inclined so as to become lower toward the input portion, the inclined portion and the adjacent input portion performing a linear motion or rotary motion at a constant speed horizontally in a direction opposite to the input portion, and the input portion and the bottom plate being able to supply the primary compression molded product into the mortar of the secondary tablet compression machine while the columnar direction is kept substantially in a state of the horizontal direction.

04-15-2010

20100092596

TABLET COMPRESSION MACHINE - A tablet compression machine which can manufacture a tablet having a plurality of layers by applying secondary compression molding to a columnar primary compression molded product formed by a plurality of layers and whose two bottom faces may be bulged, comprising at least a mortar, an upper pestle, and a lower pestle, in which the mortar is substantially in a shape in which a part of a flat plate is punched by a closed curve in a direction perpendicular to a plane of the flat plate, the upper and lower pestles are in a shape fitted with an inner face of the mortar, a space formed by an inner face of the mortar, a lower face of the upper pestle, and an upper face of the lower pestle is in a shape of an intended tablet in the secondary compression molding, a dent formed by the inner face of the mortar and the upper face of the lower pestle can constitute a shape suitable for receiving the primary compression molded product, and a direction of the secondary compression molding is different from the compression molding direction of the primary compression molded product. According to such a tablet compression machine, a multilayer tablet in a shape having a multilayer structure and not limited to columnar can be manufactured.

04-15-2010

Takashi Maki, Saitama-Shi JP

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20090285206

NETWORK SYSTEM AND DATA TRANSFER METHOD - The network system of the present invention is comprises lower segments constituted in each of a plurality of organizations, floors, offices, and an upper segment that connects the lower segments together. The network system comprises an improved L2 switch that is installed in each lower segment and has a function to transmit a frame, which is transmitted from other network devices of each lower segment to the improved L2 switch itself to a center device that is installed in upper segment; and the center device that is individually connected to the improved L2 switch and controls the data communication of the frame between the improved L2 switches. According to the present invention, a network system; wherein data communication can be performed easily between the lower segments, and an ideal data transfer system which can be prepared optionally by changing the center device characteristics when necessary, can be offered.

11-19-2009

Takashi Maki, Kanagawa JP

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20090122164

ROI SETTING METHOD AND APPARATUS, ELECTRONIC CAMERA APPARATUS, PROGRAM, AND RECORDING MEDIUM - An ROI setting apparatus including an ROI recognition unit and an ROI control unit is provided. In one embodiment, the ROI recognition unit contains multiple ROI recognition modules for recognizing an ROI of image data according to various methods to obtain a recognition result. The ROI control unit selects one ROI recognition module out of the ROI recognition modules and sets ROI information based on the recognition result. The ROI recognition module may be selected according to an instruction from a user input via an operation unit, or a scene type selected by a scene selection switch of an image capture unit. The ROI control unit may perform operations such as selecting, enlarging, or reducing the ROI recognized by the ROI recognition module, or changing the ROI recognition conditions according to the respective instructions from the user input via the operation unit.

05-14-2009

20110267500

IMAGING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD OF THE SAME - An imaging device includes a lens unit and a device body detachably joined with each other. The lens unit includes an optical lens, an image sensor capturing an optical lens image of a subject having transmitted through the optical lens and outputting an output signal, and an image processing unit executing a plurality of image processings on image data generated from the output signal of the image sensor. The device body includes a display unit displaying the image data, a storage unit storing an image file containing the image data and an image processing unit having a substantially same image processing function as that of the lens unit and executing a plurality of image processings on the image data. The imaging device is configured that the image processings to execute on the image data are changeably allocated to the image processing units of the lens unit and the device body.

11-03-2011

20150077763

COORDINATE DETECTION SYSTEM AND INFORMATION PROCESSING APPARATUS - A coordinate detection system that detects a coordinate pointed by a pointing operation on a board face includes at least two light receiving units that receive a light emitted from a peripheral light emission part provided in a periphery of the board face; and a coordinate detecting unit that detects the coordinate pointed by the pointing operation based on a comparison between a first intensity distribution and a second intensity distribution, wherein the first intensity distribution is obtained by the at least two light receiving units of receiving the light emitted from the peripheral light emission part without an interruption of the light caused by the pointing operation, wherein the second intensity distribution is obtained by the at least two light receiving units of receiving the light emitted from the peripheral light emission part when the pointing operation points the board face.

03-19-2015

Patent applications by Takashi Maki, Kanagawa JP

Takashi Maki, Yokohama-Shi JP

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20080225146

IMAGING APPARATUS AND IMAGE DATA RECORDING METHOD - An imaging apparatus, includes a photoelectrical conversion element with a rectangular light receiving surface, an image cut-out device that cuts out image data of a cut-out area of a square in which the number of pixels in the horizontal direction is the same as the number of pixels in the vertical direction from the image data of a rectangular image imported by the photoelectrical conversion element, and an image recording device which records the image data compressed by an image compression device or the image data cut out by the image cut-out device.

09-18-2008

20090096910

IMAGING APPARATUS - An imaging apparatus includes an imaging element configured to convert an optical image to a digital image information, an imaging processing device configured to acquire an image information by way of the imaging element, an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, in accordance with a detection data that is obtained by the incline detection device, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline.

04-16-2009

20110110654

CAMERA SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR CONTROLLING THE SAME - A camera system includes an interchangeable lens unit including an optical lens and an imaging device for taking an image of light from a subject having passed through the optical lens, a body unit to and from which the interchangeable lens unit is attachable and detachable, a setting information saving unit which is provided in each of the interchangeable lens unit and the body unit and saves part or all of pieces of setting information referred to in taking an image, a setting information choosing unit which chooses setting information to refer to, from the setting information saved in the interchangeable lens unit and the setting information saved in the body unit, and a setting information determination unit which determines whether or not the setting information saved in the body unit is applicable to the interchangeable lens unit.

05-12-2011

20120069234

Imaging Apparatus capable of detecting and displaying information with respect to an incline thereof - An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline.

03-22-2012

20140368720

IMAGING APPARATUS CAPABLE OF DETECTING AND DISPLAYING INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO AN INCLINE THEREOF - An imaging apparatus including an incline detection device configured to detect an incline of the imaging apparatus, an image display device configured to display an image based on the image information, an incline computation device configured to compute an incline information that corresponds to a magnitude of the incline, an information storage device configured to store the incline information that is computed by the incline computation device, and a display processing device configured to display the image and an incline guide display corresponding to the incline information upon a screen of the image display device. The display processing device is configured to change a display format of the incline guide display in accordance with the magnitude of the incline.

12-18-2014

Patent applications by Takashi Maki, Yokohama-Shi JP

Takayuki Maki, Aichi JP

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20100068386

AQUEOUS COATING AGENT - The object of the invention is to provide an aqueous coating agent which I applied onto a recording medium in the ink-jet system to form a film excellent in scratch resistance, water resistance and gloss on the surface of an image, and an aqueous coating solution containing this aqueous coating agent. The means for solving is an aqueous coating agent for pigment ink-jet, which is characterized by comprising a graft copolymer that has a silicone-based side chain, and an ethylenically unsaturated carboxylic acid-containing monomer as an essential constituent in a main chain, and has an acid value in the range from 40 to 200 mg-KOH/g (solid) and a weight-average molecular weight in the range from 5,000 to 30,000; and an aqueous coating solution for pigment ink-jet comprising the aqueous coating agent which is characterized in that the aqueous coating solution is charged into a tank different from a tank for pigment ink, and is ejected and applied onto a recorded material from a nozzle different from a nozzle for pigment ink in ink-jet system.

03-18-2010

Takehiro Maki, Hadano JP

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20100241765

DISK ARRAY APPARATUS - A disk array apparatus using an SAS can transfer data without lowering a transfer efficiency of data even if rates of a plurality of physical links connected to a controller and storage device are different. A plurality of HDDs are connected to a controller through an expander. Data are transferred from the controller to the expander and then to HDD. In this connection, the controller and the expander transfers a set of transfer data in a plurality of the HDD-side physical links. The controller-side physical link integrates the transfer data, and multiplexes them to transfer. A plurality of HDDs-side physical links separates the transfer data to transfer in parallel.

09-23-2010

20130179595

DISK ARRAY APPARATUS - A disk array apparatus using an SAS can transfer data without lowering a transfer efficiency of data even if rates of a plurality of physical links connected to a controller and storage device are different. A plurality of HDDs are connected to a controller through an expander. Data are transferred from the controller to the expander and then to HDD. In this connection, the controller and the expander transfers a set of transfer data in a plurality of the HDD-side physical links. The controller-side physical link integrates the transfer data, and multiplexes them to transfer. A plurality of HDDs-side physical links separates the transfer data to transfer in parallel.

Tatsuichiro Maki, Aichi-Ken JP

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20080296605

Light emitting device - A light emitting device includes a resin case including a concave portion with a reflector portion surrounding a light emitting element, a first lead and a second lead that are formed of a metal, exposed at a bottom of the concave portion of the case, and disposed away from each other in a predetermined direction, and a resin sealing material filled in the concave portion. The first lead includes a light emitting element mounting portion, a first wire connection portion, a first bleed-out preventing notch, and an opposite notch. The second lead includes a protective device mounting portion, a second wire connection portion, and a second bleed-out preventing notch. The first lead and the second lead are arranged such that, in the predetermined direction, the light emitting element mounting portion is opposed to the second bleed-out preventing notch, the first wire connection portion is opposed to the protective device mounting portion, and the opposite notch is opposed to the second wire connection portion.

Yasuhiko Maki, Kawasaki JP

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20090046523

SEMICONDUCTOR MEMORY DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF - A semiconductor memory device comprising a regular cell array that includes a regular memory cell to which one of a first power supply voltage and a second power supply voltage is supplied and to which a third power supply voltage is supplied, a redundant cell array that includes a redundant memory cell to which one of the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage is supplied and to which the third power supply voltage is supplied, and a power supply control circuit that controls supply of the first power supply voltage and the second power supply voltage to the regular cell array and the redundant cell array, wherein a difference between the second power supply voltage and the third power supply voltage is smaller than a difference between the first power supply voltage and the third power supply voltage.

02-19-2009

Patent applications by Yasuhiko Maki, Kawasaki JP

Yasuyuki Maki, Kanagawa JP

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20100063234

METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYSTER RESIN FILM, AND POLYESTER RESIN FILM, ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM AND DIFFUSION FILM PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - One aspect of the present invention provides a method for production of a polyester resin film comprising melt extruding a polyester resin into a sheet shape, cooling and solidifying the polyester resin sheet on a casting drum, then longitudinally stretching the polyester resin sheet in a longitudinal direction, and then passing the longitudinally stretched polyester resin film through a transverse stretching apparatus to transversely stretch the longitudinally stretched polyester resin film in a transverse direction, wherein Xc, Tc, Ts and Te satisfy the formulas of:

METHOD FOR PRODUCING BI-AXIALLY ORIENTED THERMOPLASTIC RESIN FILM, AND BASE FILM FOR OPTICAL FILM - In the method for producing a bi-axially oriented thermoplastic resin film, the longitudinal draw ratio X in a longitudinal drawing step is in the range of from 2.8 times to 3.5 times, and the transverse draw ratio Y in a transverse drawing step is in the range of from 3.8 times to 4.8 times. The expression: X≧0.25Y+2.0+(T−(Tg+50))/400, is satisfied where T° C. represents the temperature of the thermoplastic resin film in the transverse drawing step in a tenter 28 and Tg° C. represents the glass transition temperature of the thermoplastic resin film.

07-22-2010

Yasuyuki Maki, Minami-Ashigara-Shi JP

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20100112291

METHOD FOR PRODUCTION OF POLYESTER RESIN FILM, AND POLYESTER RESIN FILM, ANTIREFLECTIVE FILM AND DIFFUSION FILM PRODUCED BY THE METHOD - A method for producing a polyester resin film includes melt extruding a polyester resin into a sheet shape, cooling and solidifying the polyester resin sheet on a casting drum, then longitudinally stretching the polyester resin sheet in the longitudinal direction, and then transversely stretching the longitudinally stretched polyester resin film in the transverse direction. The glass transition temperature of the polyester resin, Tg (° C.), the crystallinity of the film after the longitudinal stretching, Xc (%), the crystallization temperature of the film after the longitudinal stretching, Tc (° C.), film surface temperature at the entrance of the stretching zone of a transverse stretching apparatus

ATOMIC OSCILLATOR AND MANUFACTURING METHOD - An atomic oscillator includes: a light-receiving element including a light-receiving section; a cell layer that is laminated on the light-receiving element and includes a cavity having an opening above the light-receiving section; gaseous alkali metal atoms sealed in the cavity; a transparent member to close the opening; and a light-emitting element to emit resonance light to the light-receiving section through the transparent member and the alkali metal atoms.

06-02-2011

20110309887

ATOMIC OSCILLATOR - An atomic oscillator includes a cell containing a mixture gas of alkali metal atoms and isotopes of the alkali metal atoms, a light source that has coherency and irradiates the gas with lights including a first resonant light pair having two different frequency components for one center frequency and a second resonant light pair, a photo detector that generates a detection signal corresponding to intensity of light passing through the gas, and a frequency control part that controls, based on the detection signal, frequencies of the first resonant light pair to cause an electromagnetically induced transparency phenomenon to occur in the alkali metal atom and controls frequencies of the second resonant light pair to cause the electromagnetically induced transparency phenomenon to occur in the isotope of the alkali metal atom.

12-22-2011

Yoshiyuki Maki, Inazawa-City JP

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20090187892

APPARATUS AND PROGRAM FOR TEST CASE GENERATION - A test case generation apparatus checks if there is a source code inspected portion in a model that is used to generate a test case. The inspected portion in the model is determined based on inspection information, and, when the inspected portion is found in the model, the inspected portion of the model is simplified. Thus, the test case generated by the test case generation apparatus has a fewer number of test patterns due to the simplified model of the inspected portion, and, as a result, achieves an enhancement of performance limit of an automatic test case generation of the test case generation apparatus.

07-23-2009

Youichi Maki, Kosai-Shi JP

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20100088004

WIRE HARNESS AND ECU SYSTEM - A wire harness is provided to include: one or more electric wires; and an ECU which includes a circuit body electrically connected to one ends of the one or more electric wires and a sealing member that seals the circuit body and the one ends of the one or more electric wires. The one ends of the one or more electric wire are electrically connected to at least one of a power line pattern, a GND line pattern and a signal line pattern of the circuit body.